The future of our living environment

With around twenty-five examples, the exhibition shows how residents themselves shape their city and living environment. Always together, with collective strength, in diverse communities. The Netherlands has a multitude of citizens' initiatives that, alone or in cooperation with the government and the market, control the city.

The exhibition shows: it is possible, and that is hopeful. But citizens' initiatives are also vulnerable and often still move on the margins of institutions. How do they get stronger? What can they learn from each other? And how do we all contribute to a just city that is shaped by residents themselves? These questions will be the focus of five interviews in October 2025.

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The future of our living environment

Kickoff by Joyce van den Berg (from the municipality of Amsterdam) and Thijs van Spaandonk (Bright and Government Advisor for the Physical Environment). Using exemplary projects such as Food Park, Raw Materials Station, Buitenplaats Brienenoord, Hollandse Luchten and Connecting Without Borders, we explore the possibilities for a sustainable, inclusive and connected living environment.

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